Republican convention

Republican presidential candidate John McCain stands on stage with his running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin after Palin addressed the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain stands on stage with his running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin after Palin addressed the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune)

Republican presidential candidate John McCain stands on stage with his running mate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin after Palin addressed the Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune